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PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalized children
A groundbreaking UK study in The Lancet has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely ...
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PCT Blood Test Does Not Shorten Antibiotic Treatment for Hospitalized Children
A groundbreaking UK study has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the ...
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PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalised children, study shows
The researchers note that although PCT-guided treatment didn’t provide clear benefits ... the University of Southampton and Lancaster University, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford ...